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leopard

Pronunciation: /ˈlɛpəd/
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Definition of leopard

noun

  • a large solitary cat that has a fawn or brown coat with black spots, native to the forests of Africa and southern Asia. Also called panther.
  • Heraldry the leopard as a heraldic device.
  • Heraldry a lion passant guardant as in the arms of England.
  • [as modifier] spotted like a leopard:a leopard-print outfit

Phrases

a leopard can't change his spots

proverb people can’t change their basic nature: they saw him as an opportunist who was capable of changing his spots at any moment

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French from late Latin leopardus, from late Greek leopardos, from leōn 'lion' + pardos (see pard)

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